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Lake County REACT
(Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams)

Contact information:

Dale Waba
President
1027 North Lincoln
Madison, SD 57042
E-mail: dalreasa@iw.net

Joel Brick
Treasurer
524 North Kansas
Madison, SD 57042

Doug Jacobs
Secretary
802 Southwest 4th Street
Madison, SD 57042



National Weather Service “STORM READY”
Awarded to Lake County for 2002-2005
Recertified for 2006 - 2008

REACT RADIO FREQUENCY 453.225

REACT Members

Unit Number

 

REACT Members

Unit Number

Jim Johnson

Unit 1

 

Mark Waba

Unit 12

Don Maag

Unit 2

 

Tim Brown

Unit 13

Jim Enga

Unit 3

 

Deb Stamm

Unit 14

Doug Merager

Unit 4

 

Jason Menholt

Unit 15

Perry Richman*

Unit 5

 

Craig Walker

Unit 18

Dave Bendt

Unit 6

 

Bob Johnson

Unit 19

Dale Waba

Unit 7

 

Dale Sorenson

Unit 20

Doug Jacobs

Unit 8

 

Mark O’Loughlen

Unit 22

Larry Johnson

Unit 9

 

   

Jayson Limmer

Unit 10

 

Don Thomson

EM-1

Joel Brick

Unit 11

 

Ron Hughes*

Unit 25

* Deceased members… numbers retired

Lake County and Surrounding area

Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) code

  • Lake County – 046079
  • McCook County – 046087
  • Miner County – 046097
  • Kingsbury County – 046077
  • Brookings County – 046011
  • Moody County – 046101
  • Minnehaha County – 046099

National Weather Service warning tower frequencies

1 – 162.400 MHz (Sioux Falls)
2 – 162.425 MHz
3 – 162.450 MHz (Mitchell)
4 – 162.475 MHz

5 – 162.500 MHz
6 – 162.525 MHz (Brookings)
7 – 162.550 MHz (Huron)

Lake County Storm Shelter locations (Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week)

  • 116 West Center Street, Madison SD
    Enter at Police Station entrance

  • 219 NE 1st Street, Madison SD
    Public Safety Building basement (Courthouse North side)

REACT TOTAL HOURS AND MILES LOGGED
1996 - 2006

YEAR

HOURS LOGGED

MILEAGE WHILE ON CALL

1996

351

3,059

1997

209

1,838

1998

290

2,987

1999

228

2,368

2000

337

3,227

2001

314.5

3,101

2002

329.5

2,782

2003

312.5

2,606

2004

334

2,909

2005

300.5

2,502

2006

226

1,693

2007

243

1,684

Grand Total
(as of December 31, 2007)

3,475.0

30,756

A Tribute to our fallen Comrade—PERRY RICHMAN
(Perry Richman was REACT Member No. 5)

"43-2…THIS IS REACT 5, DO YOU COPY?"

THE Tower Clouds were building; the oncoming storm was in sight,
The Weather Bureau had just made it official we could be in for a long, rough night.

"43-2"—"This is REACT 5"—A voice out of nowhere echoed loud and clear.
" Our guys are out there doing their job and they know that I will be near."
" I’ll be on the side, monitoring their every move during this night of anguish and fear"
" Until things are back to normal and once again appear to be safe and secure."

The raging storm moved quickly, bringing with it rain, lightening, and hail.
The sky lit up like the 4th of July and wind blew like a gale.
" Hang in there guys"—"the storm is about over," a voice out of nowhere seemed to cry.
Everyone felt a little more at ease just feeling that "REACT 5" was standing by.

The wind finally receded and there was clearing to the West.
The guys were ready to call it a night, go home, and get some well-deserved rest.
" 43-2"—"This is REACT 5"—His voice once again broke the silence of the night.
" Things are looking better now, there’s not a threatening cloud in sight."

"With the tower clouds disappearing and the further fear of storms so slight,"
" This is REACT 5 signing off and on the side, may we have a peaceful night."

REACT AWARDS RECIPIENTS

Occasionally, REACT will honor one of their members with a Service Award for their time and service helping to make Lake County a better and safer place in which to live. Past recipients of this award are:

MEMBER

UNIT #
PRESENTATION DATE
YEARS OF SERVICE

Perry Richman

5*

July 19, 1995

19

Doug Jacobs

8

June 26, 1996

18

Jim Johnson

1

August 29, 1997

21

Joel Brick

11

November 17, 1999

15

Ron Hughes

25*

December 6, 2000

15

Dale Waba

7

January 29, 2002

15

Bobby Johnson

19

January 23, 2003

11

Larry Johnson

9

January 26, 2005

15

Donald Thomson

CD Alpha

January 26, 2006

 5

Dave Bendt

6

March 28, 2008

14

*denotes that this number has been retired

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